- africans divided up
- ensloved throughout the world
- their societies & cultures destroyed by white europeans
rostofarian movement developed in the 1930's in slums of kingston, jamaica
- marcus garvey, black leaders, worked to unify blacks world-wide, led movement.
- garvey spread a "return to africa" plan (which never really materialized)
1960's-70's
- popularity of reggae music, by bob marley, peter tosh, & others, made rosto movement audible to outline world
- promoted resistance to white oppression & pride in african heritage
Rostofarianism is a mixture of:
religious beliefs
political beliefs
way of life
Visible elements of rosta:
dreadlocks & facial hair
vegetarianism
red, gold, green
red- blood of african martyrs
gold- wealth of african homeland
green- africa's bounty & lushness of vegetation
- began with europeans capturing black africans
- africans divided up- ensloved throughout the world
- their societies & cultures destroyed by white europeans
- rostofarian movement developed in the 1930's in slums of kingston, jamaica
- marcus garvey, black leaders, worked to unify blacks world-wide, led movement.- garvey spread a "return to africa" plan (which never really materialized)
- 1960's-70's
- popularity of reggae music, by bob marley, peter tosh, & others, made rosto movement audible to outline world- promoted resistance to white oppression & pride in african heritage
Rostofarianism is a mixture of:
Visible elements of rosta:
red- blood of african martyrs
gold- wealth of african homeland
green- africa's bounty & lushness of vegetation